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is sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Heath (NIH).

Principal Investigator(s):United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics

Summary:

Sixteen components focusing on nutritional practices and
physical health comprise this survey of Hispanic Americans. The Body
Measurements file includes anthropometric data on individuals such as
skeletal and skin fold measurements, body circumferences, height, and
weight. The Dental Health data provide dental history information,
including the frequency of and reasons for visits to a dental
hygienist, fluoride treatments, and the results of a clinical
examination. The Blood and Urine Assessment... (more info)

Sixteen components focusing on nutritional practices and
physical health comprise this survey of Hispanic Americans. The Body
Measurements file includes anthropometric data on individuals such as
skeletal and skin fold measurements, body circumferences, height, and
weight. The Dental Health data provide dental history information,
including the frequency of and reasons for visits to a dental
hygienist, fluoride treatments, and the results of a clinical
examination. The Blood and Urine Assessments component of the study
contains clinical data such as red and white blood cell counts, serum
iron and vitamin levels, amount of lead, and other assays. The
Physician's Examination file provides the results of a basic physical
exam, and the Dietary Practices/Food Frequency component includes
information on food recall, special diets, frequency of meals, and
consumption of various types of foods. The Adolescent and Adult History
Questionnaire file supplies information on health care and problems
getting care, dental care, health status, conditions, medical
treatment, pesticide exposure, smoking, acculturation, meal programs
for school-age children, reproductive history, and health status of
children. Measures of Depression provides data on feelings of
depression, how depression affected everyday life, help sought during
depression, and weight changes and sleep loss due to depression. The
Alcohol Consumption Data section includes information on the amount and
kind of alcohol consumed, reasons for drinking, and self-perception of
drinking habits. The Drug Abuse file offers information on the use of
barbiturates and other sedatives, marijuana and hash, inhalants, and
cocaine. The Hearing data were collected during the physical
examination and provide information on respondents' ability to hear and
the condition of their hearing organs. The Gallbladder Ultrasound data
include information on disease, history of symptoms, findings of
ultrasounds, and physical examinations of the gallbladder. Diabetes and
OGTT (oral glucose tolerance test) data were also collected.
Respondents were asked whether they had diabetes and were also
questioned about age of onset, medication taken, diet, and if the OGTT
had been administered. The file also contains detailed information on
the OGTT, diet before the testing, time intervals between blood
drawings, and plasma glucose values in milligrams and deciliters. The
Vision section furnishes information on the respondent's eyesight,
whether he or she had a problem seeing, appliances worn, age when
corrective lenses were first worn, if a doctor had been visited for
sight problems, and findings from a physician's examination.
Measurements of the respondent's visual acuity with and without
correction are also included in the data. The Child History section
includes information on health status, health care utilization, infant
feeding practices, participation in meal programs, school attendance,
and language use. The 24-Hour Recall lists amounts of calories,
protein, total fat, fatty acids, cholesterol, carbohydrates, dietary
fiber, alcohol, vitamins, and minerals for each food item consumed by
each person. It also contains a description of the food, ingestion
period, approximate time of consumption, and food source. The data from
the Measurement and Interpretation of Electrocardiograms file give an
objective measure of the cardiac health status of individuals examined
in the survey. Despite the limitations of such data, the
electrocardiographic variables are carefully and completely defined.
Also, an extensive process was used to ensure the accuracy of the
findings. In addition, each part of this collection provides
sociodemographic data, such as age, race, national origin, birthplace,
education, employment, insurance, and use of public assistance. Also
included are family data including number of people in the family,
family income, poverty index, use of food stamps, and size of
residence.

Access Notes

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Dataset(s)

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Study Description

Citation

United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-1984. ICPSR08535-v8. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1993. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08535.v8

Universe:
The three Hispanic-American population subgroups
represented in this study are: (1) Mexican-Americans from Texas,
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, (2) Cuban-Americans from
Dade County, Florida, and (3) Puerto Ricans from the New York City
area, including parts of New Jersey and Connecticut.

Data Types:
clinical data,
event/transaction data,
survey data

Data Collection Notes:

Per agreement with NCHS, ICPSR distributes the data
file(s) and technical documentation in this collection in their
original form as prepared by NCHS. All parts for this collection are
available in Logical Record Length format only. The age distribution is
6 months-64 years (N = 11,327), 65-74 (N = 326).

Methodology

Sample:
This survey utilized a complex, multistage, stratified,
clustered sample of three subgroups of the population in selected areas
of the United States. The gallbladder ultrasound and OGTT were offered
to every person in a randomly selected half-sample of adults.